Higher Education Policy Minute

Inside Higher Education is reporting on a recent study (conducted by Trellis Research) regarding undergraduate PLUS loans, which are...

The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting on higher education policy issues that have been prominent in the Democratic presidential...

Inside Higher Education reports that the future of borrower defense claims -- that is, requests that student borrowers may make for debt...

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that would rescind the Borrower Defense Rule...

Yesterday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, said that if elected president, she...

Inside Higher Education reports that two U.S. Senators -- Susan Collins (R-ME) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) -- have introduced a bill to...

Inside Higher Education has a very interesting report today on a recent case where a federal bankruptcy judge ruled that it is possible...

Inside Higher Education reports that former New York City Mayor and candidate for the Democratic nomination for president Michael...

Yesterday's Chronicle of Higher Education has a story on how the United States has not met its "goal of making the United States the...

Inside Higher Education is reporting that on average, state funding for higher education increased in fiscal year 2020 by about 5 percent...

There's a lot of higher education policy in the news today. Here are some key headlines: The FUTURE Act, which provides permanent funding...

Inside Higher Education is reporting that the FUTURE Act, which would provide permanent federal funding for Historically Black Colleges...

About two months after a lapse in federal funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the Senate has reached a...

Inside Higher Education reports on a new study of community college Bachelor's degrees indicating that such degrees are becoming more...

Earlier this fall, in response to a Department of Justice investigation, the National Association for College Admissions Counseling...

Inside Higher Education is reporting that a bipartisan measure to count veteran/service member tuition benefits in 90/10 rule...

Inside Higher Education reports that the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently unveiled a new portal that "will let...

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in multiple cases relating to the Trump administration's policy change on...

Last week, South Bend mayor and candidate for the Democratic nomination for president Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) released his tuition-free...

Yesterday the U.S. Department of Education released new regulations governing higher education accreditation. From Inside Higher...